LAWN TENNIS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 20

LAWN TENNIS.

. *. I (By "lluka.'M With tho inter-olub events completed, club members aro now being called upon to attend the play-oft' of their club events. The Wellington Club has> played its Grst round* in tho nien'b and in the ladies' 1 singles of tho president's handicap. TIIOJ details wero received too late for pub-*l lioation hist week, and tho writer would ask ■ contributors to leave "copy" at the | office not later than Wednesday morning of each week. MARLBOROUGH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Tho Marlborough tournament, completed this week, was a great success, and it is generally admitted that the association has taken a new lease of life. Tho reason given is that over sinco the New Zealand championships wero held iv Blenheim last 3 ear extra interest has been taken in tennis by tho younger generation. Numerous young players oaiue out at the tournament in tho handicap events, and they are all of Kieat promise. Yot on top of that find that the Marlborough Association did not make any attempt to light the proposed motion that tho Now Zealand 1 championships be held only at Auckland, Wellington, Christohurch, and Dunedia. If the New Zealand championship meeting has done such a lot for the Marlborough Association, it is only to be expected that tho Marlborough delegates will' express themselves pretty solidly at tho next meeting of tho New Zealand Association. From a sporting point of view it should" bo tho aim of the governing body to create au extra interest in the game by the innsses, more than to cultivate even a mighty Brookes. It would do everyone soino good if he or Rhe played tennis for the exercise alone. Once you get the masses at tho game tho born tennis player will arise ot himself. He will improve more quickly by coaching, etc, no doubt, but that is going into another subject. F. M. B. Fisher competed in the championship singles, and in the semi-final, and beat Jenkins, 6-5, 5-6, ' 6-4. In the final, Fisher beat Dr. Bennett, 7-5, 8-6. Fisher and Bennett *won> the championship doubles, beating Sharp and Brook- { 6-3, 6-1. Wiffen and Jenkins gave the visitors a good run in the semifinal, the Wellington-Blenhoim combination winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. In the ladies' championship singles, Mrs. Lord, of Christchurch, and Miss Jenkins came through to tho final. Miss Jenkins oh the way had a groat battle with Mrs. Menlovo. The latter led, and q.t 8-6 only wanted a game for matoh ; but her- opponent, by liard driving, took four games in succession and Bet. Mrs. Lord had tho uppor hand in the final, 'experience standing by hor, and although Mib» Jenkins played hard and well she was beaten 6-2, 6-0. Tho ladipfl' championship doubles went to a Blenheim pair, Misses Ross and Jenkins beating Mrs. Lord and Mrs, Anderson, 6-2, 6-2. In the men's handicap singles, B grade, A. Soper (25), a Rapaura player, won the event, beating A. H. Gifiord (15), 5030. The ladies' handicap singles also fell to a Rapaura player, Miss Matthews (20) beating Miss Chapman (20), 40-32, in tho final. Misses Ross and Jenkins (owe 10) won tho handicap doubles easily. -They were a surprise packet to the handicappor, as they also took tho championship, doubles, after-, which win he -would no doubt have made them owo 20, had it been permissible. Lord and Mrs. Lord, from the owe 5 mark, won the handicap combined, beating Pattio and Mies Penney (receive 5), 40-37, in the filial. The winners had hard matohes right through the draw, but thoir tournament experience pulled them through. .Tho secretary, Mr. S. W. Parker, and the treasurer, Mr. I. Brock, took the bulk of the management on their shoulders, and, wM a hard-working committee, carried through what must bo admitted as being Marlborough's most successful meeting, from a tennis point of view. Had the gathering been held at Easter, a large t*sim of players would have gone over from Wellingtou, most of them being anxious to renew tho pleasures of last year. MARLBOROUGH v. WELLINGTON. Why not arrange an annual match, Marlborough v. Wellington? There is some talk of a, match at Easter, but tho local association cannot expect to arouse any enthusiasm unless the most prominent players are written to, asking them if they could make tho trip if pioked. The same applies to the North Island interproyincial matoh to bo held at Auckland during Easter week. H twenty men and twenty ladies were written to, surely it w;ould bo possible to get a team of, say, six of each sex away to one of tho places; at any rate. If tho "guns" won't go, send the best of_ the seniors. Failing any of them, get a junior team together; but by all moans permit them to represent the association. Tho winning of matches is not everything; experience will be gained by some*. Another pomt — tho linking up of players of one association with those of another association can only tend to bettor understandings generally. The exeoutive of the local association should try to get its playing members in touch with other players, by endeavouring to arrango matches • with Hawkes Bay, Wanganui, Nelson, and Marlbotaugh Associations, if not also with Taranaki and Auckland Associations. Once players got to know one another they would be more eager to travel, to 0110 another's tournaments, and, speaking generally, more good would be done to the sport than all tho motions proposed and debated at the New Zealund Association meetings, where half of tho associations are out of touch with the objects, and the association's delegates have noif the same feelings as tho&e they represent. By gotting in touoh with each other, when general subjects crop up, mutual understandings on the part or tho associations will be more easily roached, and a solid front presented against anything that may be against tho true interests of tho sport. LEA.DING ENGLISH PLAYERS. C. P. Dixon has framed a classification of players for 1911 as follows: — A. F. Wilding, owe 1-6; H. Roper Barrett, scratch ; Q. P. Dixon, A. R. F. Kingscote, M. J.G. Ritchie, receive J-6; A. H. Lowe, recaivo 2-6; A. C. Beamish, F. G. Lowe, T. M. Mavrogprdato, J. C. Parke, G. A. Thomas, receive 3-6; and R. 8. Barnes receive 4-6. Gore has been left out, as lie has not played in many tournaments, and Stan. Dousfc seemingly is not reckoned as an Epglibh player, although at present ho 'is away in South Africa rcprcbenting an English club. , • ONE LEVER AND TWO PEDALS DRIVE A HUPMOBILE. 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